I was away in Europe and just got back so I fiinally got my 2008 Vue XE in to get the noise coming from the front end that I had posted about earlier,checked out.They had to replace the stabilizer shaft links at the control arm parts 15779961 and 15779960.They appeared to know what it was because they had the parts on hand and I got it back the same day. I am guessing they all ready had a service bulletin out on it.I urge all owners to get their Vue checked out stem to stern well before the warranty runs out.This is not something that should be happening on a low milage vehicle.

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I also had mine replaced. There was a clunking noise in the right front of the car - only when I went over bumps! Saturn replaced the right front stabilizer link.

I've had mine replaced as well. Also, the "strut mount plates" tend to go out a lot. This is a plastic plate that sits on top of the strut below the tower mount under the hood. I replaced mine at about 60k when I put new struts on (Monroe parts), and I'll be damned if the front end isn't noisy as can be over bumpy roads. It's really annoying.

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I've had mine replaced as well. Also, the "strut mount plates" tend to go out a lot. This is a plastic plate that sits on top of the strut below the tower mount under the hood. I replaced mine at about 60k when I put new struts on (Monroe parts), and I'll be damned if the front end isn't noisy as can be over bumpy roads. It's really annoying.

I was wondering if the OP's is the exception since this seems like a complaint that has been associated with the pre-2008 Vue....or at least based on the lack of mention about it on here. So far I haven't experienced anything like this so either I'm lucky...or it's only a matter of time before it shows up.

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No its not! if you ask me they didnt change anything to take care of that problem. My 05 is noisier than ever and the squeaking noise in the front has been there ever since new....no place to grease anything and now the whole suspention rides rough. Im thinkin struts now. This Vue has one of the worst suspentions i ever encountered.

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Is something like this covered on the 36K general warranty or the 100K engine/drivetrain warranty. I have a high milage 2008 Vue with a similar problem.

Seems like it would not be a power train item but rather a bumper-to-bumper. Mine is past it's 36k warranty but I had it in before the warranty was up for noise in the front end but they found nothing. I hope the existing issue will get this covered. It's going in for a tune soon.

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Saturn Customer Service and my local GMC dealer were able to help me out with warranty repairs and replaced the stabilizer links and my rattle has gone away. I advise anyone who has this rattle to try and get it warrantied. I was out of the 3/36 period but they still did the replacement since I was only at 42k mileage, I'm not sure if the previous visit for a creak made any difference in their decision.

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On my 2005 VUE, my dealer did the job "for free". I only had to pay the parts. They call it "good will" work... I'll ask my mechanic how to do it by myself, it seems to be easy to do.

Honestly, considering the overall quality of this vehicle (I had many, and the 2009 VUE is by far the best machine I has so far...) paying 200$ once a while to maintain it "like new" is not something that should drive me crazy! This kind of flaw is not limited to the VUE, many cars using the same kind of plastic link have the same problem.

I'm betting my wife's 08 has a bad sway bar end link as well. I'm relatively familiar with the noise as my Mazda would go through a set in about 30k. However for it they were cheap and I could do both sides in about an hour and for about $35.

The links look about the same on her Vue as my Mazda had. I checked the front right and it looks good then I drove it and I'm pretty sure it's coming from the left. Just been too busy to pull the wheel. Tonight I probably will and see what I have.

My '08 XR starting doing the same thing last week. I had no idea what was causing this, so I went on this forum to see if anyone else was having the same issue. I found this post and since my XR has over 80K miles, I knew this wasn't going to be warrenty work. I went on to Rock Auto's website and ordered new Moog left and right links. The Moog's are larger diameter and look more robust than the OEM parts (more mass). The bearings look better and they have grease fittings. I'm not sure what the OEM parts cost, but the Moog's are $33.79 each. If you turn the wheels to the right you can get access to the left side link and it's just two nuts to loosen up. Just reverse to do the other side. I didn't jack the car up or take the wheels off, just layed on the ground. The link comes out and then you can put the new one back in. It's not a big job and replacing both sides took about two hours. Both sides were bad, but it was the right side that was making all of the clunking noise. I hope this helps

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getting them on/off isn't a problem. I used to have to grind/cut off the ones on my mazda. We took it again. I'm sure it's both of them. Sounds just like it's sway bar links. I'm saddened by the lack of zerks on the entire front end of the vue. There is no such thing as a lifetime part in a front end. It's great to hear the Moog ones have zerks. The moog's i got for my mazda didn't.

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